Elephunk

This article or the following section is not adequately provided with supporting documents ( e.g. individual evidence ). Information without sufficient evidence could be removed soon. Please help Wikipedia by researching the information and including good evidence.

Elephunk
Studio album by The Black Eyed Peas
Publication (s)	June 24, 2003 September 22, 2003
admission	2000-2003
Label (s)	A&M , Interscope
Format (s)	CD, download, LP
Genre (s)	Hip-Hop , Contemporary R&B , Pop
Title (number)	14 (standard version)
running time	58:59
occupation	will.i.am, Taboo, apl.de.ap, Fergie
production	Ron Fair, will.i.am
chronology Bridging The Gap (2000) Elephunk Monkey Business (2005)

Elephunk is the third studio album by the American hip-hop band The Black Eyed Peas , with which they achieved their worldwide breakthrough. It was also the first album on which Stacie "Fergie" Ferguson was represented. In Germany it was published on September 22, 2003. It was produced by Ron Fair and band member Will.i.am. A total of four singles were released from Elephunk, of which the first single, Where Is the Love? along with Justin Timberlake , became a number 1 hit worldwide .

Single releases

Where is the love?

After “Shut Up” was planned as the first single from Elephunk, it was decided to play Where Is The Love? (feat. Justin Timberlake ) as first single to be released. The reason for this was on the one hand the text and on the other hand the fact that one wanted to avoid an overpresence of Justin Timberlake in the media, since he was just in the release phase of his debut album Justified . Therefore, the labels of the Black Eyed Peas and Justin Timberlakes agreed that he would not be mentioned in the video for the single, nor as a participating artist on the single. Furthermore it was the first single of the Black Eyed Peas together with the new band member Fergie.

In the US, "Where Is The Love?" Was released on June 16, 2003 and reached number 8 on the Billboard charts . In Germany it was published on September 8, 2003 and reached number 1 in the respective single charts in Switzerland and over ten other countries. In addition, "Where Is The Love?" Was nominated at the 46th Grammy Awards in the categories "Record of the Year" and "Best Rap / Sung Collaboration".

shut up

Shut Up was the second worldwide single from Elephunk, but it was not released in the United States. In terms of charts, it was not much less successful than the first release and also reached number 1 in more than ten countries, including Germany.

Hey mum

Hey mom , feat. Tippa Irie , was the third single from Elephunk. Although it was unable to follow up on its two predecessors in terms of success, it was also a top 5 hit in several countries overall. She was best known for her use in a 2004 iPod commercial, as well as the movies ... and then came Polly and Garfield , in which she was played.

Let's get it started

Let's Get It Started was the fourth and final single from the Elephunk album. It was the least successful single from Elephunk and achieved top 20 placements on average.
The original title is Let's Get Retarded , which means something like “Let's get retarded” in German. Although it had nothing to do with the psychological or mental state of a person in the sense of the Black Eyed Peas, the record company decided to change the title to “Let's Get It Started” in order to avoid heavy criticism .

Track list

Standard version

1. Hands Up - 3:35
2. Labor Day (It's A Holiday) - 3:58
3. Let's Get It Started - 3:35
4. Hey Mama ( feat.Tippa Irie ) - 3:34
5. Shut Up - 4:56
6. Smells Like Funk - 5:04
7. Latin Girls ( feat.Debi Nova & Dante Santiago ) - 6:17
8. Sexy ( feat.Sérgio Mendes ) - 4:43
9. Fly Away - 3:35
10. The Boogie That Be (feat.John Legend ) - 5:12
11. The Apl Song - 2:54
12. Anxiety (feat. Papa Roach ) - 3:38
13. Where is the love? (feat. Justin Timberlake ) - 4:46
14. Third Eye * (Hidden Track) - 3:44

* ( Third Eye is often given as one track together with Where Is The Love? The playing time is then 8:28)

Bonus title

UK

15. Rock My Shit - 3:52

16. What's Goin 'Down - 2:41

France

15. Hands Up (Live) (reprint only) - 5:07

16. Fly Away (Live) (reprint only) - 3:09

US

15. Let's Get It Started (reprint only) - 3:38

Germany

15. The Elephunk Theme - 1:57

Latin America

15. La Paga (Juanes feat. Taboo & will.i.am) - 3:35

There was also an Elephunk Special Edition that contained a bonus CD in addition to the standard version. The track list looked like this:

1. Where is the love? (Video)
2. Shut Up (video)
3. Where is the love? (Instrumental) - 4:36
4. Shut Up (Instrumental) - 5:12
5. Sumthin 'For That Ass - 3:54
6. Tell Your Mama Come (Live) - 2:52

Chart placements

album

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	6th (54 weeks)	54
Austria (Ö3)	3 (50 weeks)	50
Switzerland (IFPI)	1 (76 weeks)	76
United Kingdom (OCC)	3 (76 weeks)	76
United States (Billboard)	14th (106 weeks)	106

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2003	Where is the love? Elephunk	DE1 (24 weeks) DE	AT1 (33 weeks) AT	CH1 (21 weeks) CH	UK1 (24 weeks) UK	US8 (25 weeks) US	First published: June 16, 2003 Sales: + 2,317,000; feat. Justin Timberlake
	Shut Up Elephunk	DE1 (22 weeks) DE	AT1 (24 weeks) AT	CH1 (37 weeks) CH	UK2 (12 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 4, 2003 Sales: + 1,750,000
2004	Hey Mama Elephunk	DE5 (14 weeks) DE	AT4 (18 weeks) AT	CH3 (24 weeks) CH	UK6 (10 weeks) UK	US23 (20 weeks) US	First published: Jan 12, 2004 Sales: + 507,500; feat. Tippa Irie
	Let's Get It Started Elephunk	DE18 (12 weeks) DE	AT18 (14 weeks) AT	CH13 (27 weeks) CH	UK11 (10 weeks) UK	US21 (20 weeks) US	First published: June 22nd, 2004 Sales: + 3,277,500

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(200,000)
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(23,541)
France (SNEP)	platinum	(300,000)
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	(30,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	7 × platinum	700,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4 × platinum	60,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(15,000)
Portugal (AFP)	gold	(20,000)
Russia (NFPF)	3 × platinum	(60,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(30,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(10,000)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	(1,500,000)
All in all	6 × gold 38 × platinum	6,240,000

Main article: The Black Eyed Peas / Music Sales Awards

Samples

title	sample
Labor Day (It's A Holiday)	The JB's - The Grunt De La Soul - Ego Trippin '(Part 2)
Let's Get Retarded / Let's Get It Started	MC Hammer feat. B Angie B - Let's Get It Started
Hey Mama feat. Tippa Irie	Audio II - Top Billin
The Apl Song	Asin - Balita
Where is the love? feat. Justin Timberlake	Nas - One Love
Third Eye	Scientist - De Materialize
The Elephunk Theme	Ilaiyaraaja - Unakkum Enakkum Aanandham
La Paga	Juanes - La Paga (Remix)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} allmusic.com: Elephunk
2. ↑ Black Eyed Peas / Elephunk . musicline.de
3. ↑ Black Eyed Peas . Discography. allmusic.com
4. ↑ Black Eyed Peas Biography . ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. blackeyedpeas.com 
5. ↑ Black Eyed Peas / Where Is The Love? musicline.de
6. ↑ Black Eyed Peas / Where Is The Love? hitparade.ch
7. ↑ Soundtracks for Along Came Polly . IMDb
8. ↑ Soundtracks for Garfield . IMDb
9. ↑ Elephunk (UK Bonus Tracks) . allmusic.com
10. ↑ Elephunk (France Bonus Tracks) . allmusic.com
11. ↑ Elephunk Bonus Track . ( Memento of December 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) billboard.com
12. ↑ Elephunk (bonus CD) allmusic.com
13. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
14. ↑ http://songweave.com/black-eyed-peas/ ( Memento from January 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )